Are you looking for a team that cares about you?

For nearly 100 years, Scheu & Kniss has been offering engineering and machining services for high-quality machined parts. Scheu & Kniss is now a part of Operio Group, a growing company with years of experience in the ingredients and manufacturing sectors that puts their team first so we can provide excellent solutions to our customers. Our values are:

• Building a community
• Being supportive
• Having Integrity
• Bettering Ourselves
• Caring

The Manual Machinist is responsible for setting up and operating conventional, and special-purpose machines to fabricate metal parts. Fits and assembles machined parts applying knowledge of machine shop theory and procedures, shop mathematics, machinability of materials and layout techniques.

Job Responsibilities

• Studies blueprints, sketches, drawings, manuals, specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, sequence of operations, and setup requirements.
• Measures and marks dimensions and reference points on material or work piece as guides for subsequent machining.
• Selects, aligns, and secures holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, and materials on machines, such as the lathe, mill, hone, keyway cutter, buffer, grinder, and welder.
• Calculates and set controls to regulate machining factors such as speed, feed, coolant flow, and depth and angle of cut. .
• Starts and observes machine operation to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining, and adjusts machine controls or control media as required.
• Verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications using precision measuring instruments.
• Ensures continuous improvement to adherence to quality standards.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Two years directly related machine and tooling experience and/or training.
• Excellent mathematical and measuring skills.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or schedule form.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, with or without assistance, and regularly lift over 50 pounds, with mechanical assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

The employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is exposed to sharp edges and lubricants. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Steel-toed shoes and safety glasses are required at all times.

Benefits:

• Develop Your Skills and Grow - We have ever-growing internal training courses and encourage you to take courses externally. We have supported or currently support our team members financially with language courses, driving lessons, degrees/masters, qualifications, and more.
• Join a Team That Really Cares - Everyone is friendly, collaborative and driven. We are a family business and we care about each other so because of this, you will always be pushed to become the best you can be.
• Annual Pay Reviews
• Real Work-Life Balance - 30 days vacation, incl holidays, per year. That's right, 30. 
• And More!